Memorandum appliance



Aug. 22,-1944.- J. c. s: BRANSON MEMORANDUM APPLIANCE F'ild Feb. 3, 1944III/11111111110villi/III]!III/1))fiig2 ATTb R N 57 Patented Aug. 22,1944 MEMORANDUM APPLIANCE John Charles Sydney Branson, Harborne,Birmingham, England Application February 3, 1944, Serial No. 520,877 InGreatBi-itain October 30, 1942 Claims. (01. zen-e) This inventionrelates to a memorandum appliance and one of the objects of the presentinvention is to provide a memorandum device particularly suitable forofiice use which can be A further object of the present invention is toproduce a memorandum device adapted to hold paper rolls from whichstrips of paper can be torn off as required.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a memorandumdevice wherein the strips or sheets upon which the memoranda is to bemade, are firmly held stationary upon a flat support so that the usercan write thereon satisfactorily whenusing only one hand.

A further object of the present invention'is to provide a constructionwherein used material can readily be removed and wherein the act ofremoving used material brings fresh writing material into position foruse.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of the appliance.

Figure 2 is a sectional view in sideelevation.

Figure 3 is a plan view ShOWiIlg one corner of the appliance.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective View showing apart ofthat side of the baseover which the ends of the paper strips are drawn. V

Figure 6 is'a perspective view showing a modifled form of window plate.7 g I Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a modification.

economically produced.

In the construction illustrated the base memher is provided with a fiatportion In over. which the papers are drawn and for accommodating thepaper rolls it is provided with a trough section recessed part II whichis sub-divided into section by a number of upwardly projectingpartitions l2.

Further the base member is provided with a downwardly extending flange13 upon the lower edge of which it rests.

At the side opposite from thatwhere the recess II is provided, the edgeof the base is downwardly stepped, the steps including an incline l4 anda horizontal portion [5, or the edge is of curved section.

This downwardly stepped portion is sub-divided by vertical partitionsHi, the edges of which are stepped as shown at I! in Figure 5 orundercut as shown in Figure '7.

At the ends of this edge, portions I8 are provided and along oppositesides of the base, ribs l9qare provided; Slots are formed between theparts l8 and the ends of the parts l9. Pivoted above the base is thewindow plate 2|.

This plate is provided with a pair of integral downwardly projectinglugs 22 which engagefin the slots 20 and the plate 2| is pivoted to thebase member by a rod 23 extending through the parts 18 and I9 andpassing above the steps ll of the partitions IS. The plate H has acutting edge provided by serrating the edge or bevelling at the side atwhich it is pivoted to the base. The appliance also comprises a hollowcover 24 which may be of half cylindrical form as shown and may beprovided with closed ends 25. "This cover is provided with two brackets.26'

- which are of L form and which provide pivot portions 21 disposedparallel to the edge 28 of the cover, but inset therefrom and spacedabove the lower'edge of the cover.

' These pivot portions 21 are engaged by bear-.- ing members 29 formedin strips 30 which are disposed at right angles to the edge of the coverand are secured to the base by screws 3|.

These strips 30 may be of spring metal or they may be spring loaded by,springs 32 acting, on the bearings 29 and held in place by the screws3|, the bearings 29 thus being spring loaded in a downward direction. v

The cover 24 is shown in Figures 1 to4 in its closed position invwhichone of its edges 33 em gages the upper side of the window plate 2| andkeeps the plate pressed down towards the base member. 7 I y The covercan be turned about an axis of the pivots 21 and in doing so'its edge 28moves across the surface of the base and under the pivots 21, thusbending the strips 30 upwardly against spring pressure. This upwardmovement is at a maximum when the edge 28 is directly under the pivots21. The movement is continued until that position is passed and duringsuch continuance the pivots 2! start to move downwardly again towardsthe base. This action is an over dead centre action and the cover isretained by the spring, either in the closed position or in the openposition.

The rolls of paper are shown at 34 there being one roll between each twoof the webs l2 and these strips of paper are drawn out over the basepart Ii] of the base and have their ends bent downwardly between thepartitions I6 and under the rod 23.

of this invention to make the invention with a' single paper roll and touse a window plate have ing a single window. A

In an alternative construction separate window plates 36 are used, onefor each paper strip and in such a construction the edges 31 of theplate may be bent downwardly to form flanges 1 and each plate may beformed with a pair of integral lugs 38 which are pivoted on the rod 23between the partitions 16. In such an arrangement the upper surface ofthe base is provided with grooves extending across it to accommodate theflanges 31.

What I claim then is:

1. A memorandum appliance comprising a base having a fiat centralportion, a plurality of up:

wardly projecting webs at one side of the central portion, said websbeing disposed atright angles to the edge of the base, in alinementwith' said upwardlyprojecting webs, a cover of trough section hinged tothe base and engagingover said upwardly projecting webs, brackets onsaid cover having pivot portions parallel to but spaced from one edge ofthe cover, strips on the base having bearing portions engaging saidpivot portions, springs on the base acting to press saidbearing portionstowards the base, and a window plate hinged to the base at the sideopposite to that wherethe cover is situated, said window plate hingingdown on to the base and being retained in suchpcsition by the edge ofthe cover.

2. A memorandum appliance comprising a base having aflat centralportion, a plurality of upwardly projecting webs at one side ofthe'central portion, said webs being disposed at right angles .to theedge of thebase, further spaced webs projecting from the opposite end ofthe base in alinement with said upwardly projecting webs,lugson the baseprojecting from said opposite end, a rod mounted in said lugs andextending across said opposite end of the basebut spaced therefrom, acover of trough section hinged to the base and engaging over saidupwardly projecting webs and a window plate hinged to the base at theside opposite to that where the cover is situated, said window plate'hinging down on to the base.

spaced therefrom, a cover of trough section hinged to the base andengaging over said upwardly projecting webs and a window plate hinged tothe base at the side opposite to that where the cover is situated, saidwindow plate hinging down on to the base.

4 A memorandum appliance comprising a base havi g a flat centralportion, a plurality of upwardly'projecting webs at one side of thecentral portion, said webs being disposed at right angles to the edge ofthe base, further spaced webs projecting from the opposite end of thebase in alinement with said upwardly projecting webs,

said opposite end being of downwardly steppedform, lugs on the baseprojecting from said opposite end, a rod mounted in said lugs andextendingv across said opposite end of the base but spaced therefrom, a'cover of trough section hinged to the base and engaging over saidupwardly projecting webs, said opposite end of the base having slots anda window plate having lugs projecting downwardly near its corners, saidlugs engaging in said slots, and being pivoted to the base by said rod,said window plate ,hinging down on to the base.

5. A memorandum appliance comprising a base having a fiat centralportion, a plurality oiupwardly projecting webs at one side of thecentral portion, said webs being disposed at right angles to the edge ofthe base,'further spaced webs projecting from the opposite end of thebase in a1ine ment'with said upwardly projecting webs, said Webs havingdownwardly'stepped edges, a cover of trough section hinged to the baseand engaging over said upwardly projecting webs, lugs on the baseprojecting from saidopposite end, a rod mounted in said lugs andextending across said opposite end of the base but spaced therefrom,

said opposite end being of downwardly stepped form, said opposite end ofthe base having slots, and a window plate having lugs projectingclownwardly near its corners, said lugs engaging in said slots, andbeing pivoted'to the base by said rod, one edge of said window platebeing formed as a cutting edge and said window plate hinging down on tothe base.

JOHN CHARLES SYDNEY BRANSON.

